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Letters A.Patent No. 82,280, dated September 22, 1868; antedaterlSeptember 12, 1868.

IMPROVED CLOTHES-DRIRE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOSIAH B. BLOOD, of Lynn', in the county of Essex,and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Modeof Constructing Clothes-Horses or Driers; and I do hereby declarethatthe following is afull and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which drawings form part of this specification, andwhich represent, in-

Figure 1, a perspective view of m'y improved horse or drier, when openedout nearly to its full extent, and, in

Figure 2, the same when fully closed up and not in use.

The object of this improvement is the production of a folding or jointedframe, or a combination of folding or jointed frames, suitable, whenopen,for the hanging thereon of clothes or linen after washing, for thepurpose ofudrying or airing the same; also, so to form this frame, thatwhen in position for use, the principal parts may be as nearly aspossible in a horizontal position; and further, that the frame, whenclosed and out of use, shall not be of greater length, nor occupy morespace in any direction, than when open.

To secure these objects, I construct my frame, horse, or drier, byconnecting, by a convenient number of rods a: a a a, two opposite sidesor frames, formed as follows I place the strips A A, B B, across, withajoint at about half their length, permitting them to turn upon eachother. This joint is shown at b. At about halfl way between this jointand the lower end of the strip, I attach, on each side, another strip, CC, D D, by a joint of the same description. These last-named stripsshould not much exceed in length the distance from their joints c e tothe upper end of the strips to which they arev attached. Y

Near the upper ends of the main strips AIA, B B, at cZ d, I attach, bythe same kind of joints as before, the two wing-strips E E, F F, havingthe form shown in the drawings. The point of attach-ment of thesewingstrips, as at d el, must be so nearvthe inner ends of the same, thatsaid ends will not touch each other en thc opening out of the frame.

I next bring up the side strips, and by similar joints attach them' tothe wing-strips at ff, so that the six strips shall form, when thusconnected, 'a pair of opposite quadrilateral frames, moving easily atthe points of junction.

Y The respective distances, b c, b d, cf, and df, must be soproportioned, relatively to each other, that when the wing-strips E E, FF are, by opening the frame, brought into a horizontal position, theupper inclined surfaces of the mainv strips A A, B B, seen at ee e e,shall nd a rm bearing against the side strips Cr C, DA D, to furnish ane'ective stop to further motion, and the feet of the frame shall at thesame time have suiiicient eatenv-sion to secure entire stability.- v

The length of the wing-strips E E, F F, beyond the joints ff, should benearly the same, both inward and outward, as; if the outward arm be toolong, the weight'hung upon it may tend to close the frame.

The wing-strips E E, F F, must be placed wholly on the inner side of theother strips to which they are jointed, and the main strip and sidestrip which are to come in contact to form the stop, must be carefullyplaced (respectively) in the same plane of motion.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of the strips A B, C D', E F,'forming the frames, in themanner and for the purpose sub- `stantially as above'set forth.

JOSIAH B. BLOOD.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM HILLIKER, ABIJAH E. BLoon.

